Book Reviews


[Day Permalink] Wednesday, September 10, 2003

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A Mac-Style Spercomputer: "Virginia Tech is tying 1,100 G5s together to achieve top-dollar performance for a relative bargain, a ringing endorsement for Apple's latest machine." (BusinessWeek via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu]


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Java 1.4.1 Available Through Software Update: "Improved stability, memory usage, and correctness." [MacSlash]


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Baghdad blogger 'amazed' by success: "The author of an online diary covering events in Iraq during the recent conflict is astounded by his popularity." [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]


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Singapore man 'has Sars': "Singapore's health ministry says results confirm a man has contracted the first case of the disease in five months." [BBC News | World | UK Edition]


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Nokia pumps up the handset volumes: "Nokia today reported strong shipments of mobile phones, with sales volumes up more than 10 per cent year-on-year, in its mid-quarter update for Q3. But dollar depreciation means the company will pull in slightly lower revenues from its mobile phones division than the same quarter last year." [The Register]


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Murphy's law of weblogs: "And you know Murphy's law of weblogs: The people who are most unlikely to ever read your weblog will start reading it on the very day you write something that they shouldn't read." [The Aardvark Speaks]


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Creative Commons Upgrade: "Creative Commons has made their license selection process even easier." [Matt Croydon::postneo]


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Vernon Sanders Law: "Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards." [Motivational Quotes of the Day]